catenative /ˈkæ.tə.nə.tɪv/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Having the ability to catenate, or form chains.An example of catenative construction of the infinitive has already been observed in (10), where the present infinitive λέγειν is used as a complement or object of the verb θέλοι. — 2009 noun1 •A catenative verb.There is a certain arbitrariness in the way catenatives work. For example, we can use the verb like with either a gerund or an infinitive as its object:[…]. — 1982 formscatenatives
